ISETE 24 analyses monetary policies and central bank actions in the context of the recent global financial crisis. Part 1 discusses standard monetary policies and inflation targeting rules. Part II debates the effects of these policies and contrasts with the possible introduction of...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

Front cover -- Inside front cover -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright information -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Beyond neoliberalism? -- PART I Public Investment and wages: Leading recovery -- Frank Hoffer / Don't waste the crisis: The case for...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Abstract -- Overview -- The Economic Context -- Private Participation in Infrastructure -- LESSONS FROM THE CRISIS: HOW SHOULD THE COUNTRIES RESPOND? -- Notes -- Annex Country Profiles -- Annex Notes -- References

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Crisis in the Eurozone: An Overview -- Eurozone Crisis as Historical Legacy: -- The Enduring Impact of German Unification, Twenty Years On -- A New Reality for the European Union -- The Potential Twilight of the European Union -- The European Union as a Model for...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Political Economy of Financial Crises -- 2. Information and Crises -- 3. Crises and the Middle Class -- 4. What Happens after Crises -- 5. Financial Intermediaries and the Demand for Change -- 6. Governments and the Demand for Reform...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. 2010 Policy Conference, Washington, DC -- Ch 1. Postcrisis EU Governance -- Ch 2. From Convoy to Parting Ways?: Postcrisis Divergence Between European and US Macroeconomic Policies -- Economic Developments -- Monetary Policy -- Fiscal Policy --...

Cover -- Preface -- Ch. 1 Overview -- I Political-Economic Environments -- Ch 2. Greece in the Euro Area: Odd Man Out, or Precursor of Things to Come? -- The Outbreak of the Crisis -- The Weak Link of the Euro Chain -- Can Greece Do It? -- Odd Man Out? -- References -- Ch 3. Political-Economic...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch 1. China's Response to the Global Crisis -- Critiques of the Stimulus Program -- Ch 2. Imbalances and Their Implications for China's Economy -- The Expenditure Approach -- The Production Approach -- The Income Approach -- The...